Before beginning my NOAA Teacher At Sea Cruise on July 6, I had the opportunity to spend 5 days in Alabama, from the beach towns of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, to the central part of the state near…
On Sunday, June 20, I flew to San Antonio, Texas to participate in a teacher training class on Polar and Planetary science. I was invited to attend by Sr. Stephen Ackley, the Principal Investigator…
Immerse Your Students in Polar Science!
Your Class can Design a Flag to Fly in Antarctica! Follow PolarTREC teachers as they participate in scientific expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctica…
With the end of the school year here, I really needed to get started on my PolarTREC projects that I'll be working on over the summer and into the early fall. First up was the flag project. This…
So much of my life recently has revolved around meeting challenges - personally and professionally. One challenge I took on in 2009 was training for and running in a half-marathon (13.1 miles!) as…
As our PolarTREC Orientation week came to an end, I was left with conflicting emotions. I was feeling excited to go home and share all my new knowledge with my friends, family, students, and…
While we were in Fairbanks, Alaska for the PolarTREC Teacher Orientation, we finished the week with “Field Trip” day. We began the day by squeezing into the van and heading to Creamer’s Field, a…
Although I have been home from PolarTREC Orientation in Fairbanks, Alaska, for several weeks, I want to share a few more great experiences I had while there. Thursday morning brought us lots more…
We began our 4th day of PolarTREC Orientation Week with several presentations focusing on communication technologies, including posting journals, resizing and storing photos, and planning for 'real-…
Orientation Week is Here!
I woke up in the hotel in Fairbanks well before my alarm went off, very excited for the first day of our PolarTREC Orientation and ShareFair to begin. Besides the 11 other…
You're going where? For how long? That's a question I have been excitedly answering a lot lately! On April 12, I received a phone call at lunch from Janet Wharburton, PolarTREC Project Manager. She…
